Question 1

Is Sunshine (2007) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — Sunshine (2007) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a body horror film, it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.9/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Sunshine (2007) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Sunshine (2007)'s US theatrical release date is July 20, 2007. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Sunshine (2007)?

Accepted Answer

Sunshine (2007) has 6 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Sunshine (2007) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Sunshine (2007) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 5.0/10 for fear and 6.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 6 jump scares. Content warnings on file: self harm.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Sunshine (2007)?

Accepted Answer

Cillian Murphy plays Capa, Rose Byrne plays Cassie, Chris Evans plays Mace, Michelle Yeoh plays Corazon, Cliff Curtis plays Searle, Hiroyuki Sanada plays Kaneda, Troy Garity plays Harvey, Benedict Wong plays Trey.

Question 6

What are some films like Sunshine (2007)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Sunshine (2007) on Watch Darkly include Event Horizon (1997), Iron Lung (2026), Alien (1979), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Event Horizon1997

Iron Lung2026

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Event Horizon1997

Iron Lung2026

Alien1979

Pandorum2009

The Thing1982